National Carry AcademyTraveling in a Vehicle with a Firearm without a Montana Permit
January 11, 2016
According to the Montana Attorney General website: “Montana has no prohibitions against carrying a weapon in a motor vehicle, although federal rules may apply in national parks.” Carrying a firearm in a vehicle does not require any type of permit/license.
Montana law does not declare if carrying a loaded or unloaded firearm in a vehicle is illegal or not, but the law states that:
45-8-315. Definition. “Concealed weapon means any weapon mentioned in 45-8-316 through 45-8-318 and 45-8-321 through 45-8-328 that is wholly or partially covered by the clothing or wearing apparel of the person carrying or bearing the weapon, except that for purposes of 45-8-321 through 45-8-328, concealed weapon means a handgun or a knife with a blade 4 or more inches in length that is wholly or partially covered by the clothing or wearing apparel of the person carrying or bearing the weapon.”
45-8-317. Exceptions. “Section 45-8-316 does not apply to:
(i) a person who is outside the official boundaries of a city or town or the confines of a logging, lumbering, mining, or railroad camp or who is lawfully engaged in hunting, fishing, trapping, camping, hiking, backpacking, farming, ranching, or other outdoor activity in which weapons are often carried for recreation or protection; or (j) the carrying of arms on one’s own premises or at one’s home or place of business.”
Therefore, carrying concealed or carrying in a vehicle on cities, towns, logging, lumbering, mining and railroad camps does not require any type of permit. But since ‘concealed weapon’ is defined as ‘wholly or partially covered’, a loaded firearm must be carried in a glove box or console.
Note: If the law does not declare that an act is illegal, then it is legal.
Traveling in a Vehicle with a Firearm without a Montana Permit
January 11, 2016
According to the Montana Attorney General website: “Montana has no prohibitions against carrying a weapon in a motor vehicle, although federal rules may apply in national parks.” Carrying a firearm in a vehicle does not require any type of permit/license.
Montana law does not declare if carrying a loaded or unloaded firearm in a vehicle is illegal or not, but the law states that:
45-8-315. Definition. “Concealed weapon means any weapon mentioned in 45-8-316 through 45-8-318 and 45-8-321 through 45-8-328 that is wholly or partially covered by the clothing or wearing apparel of the person carrying or bearing the weapon, except that for purposes of 45-8-321 through 45-8-328, concealed weapon means a handgun or a knife with a blade 4 or more inches in length that is wholly or partially covered by the clothing or wearing apparel of the person carrying or bearing the weapon.”
45-8-317. Exceptions. “Section 45-8-316 does not apply to:
(i) a person who is outside the official boundaries of a city or town or the confines of a logging, lumbering, mining, or railroad camp or who is lawfully engaged in hunting, fishing, trapping, camping, hiking, backpacking, farming, ranching, or other outdoor activity in which weapons are often carried for recreation or protection; or (j) the carrying of arms on one’s own premises or at one’s home or place of business.”
Therefore, carrying concealed or carrying in a vehicle on cities, towns, logging, lumbering, mining and railroad camps does not require any type of permit. But since ‘concealed weapon’ is defined as ‘wholly or partially covered’, a loaded firearm must be carried in a glove box or console.
Note: If the law does not declare that an act is illegal, then it is legal.